IAN GOODISON has been granted a work permit to spend another season with Tranmere Rovers - thanks to an appeal by the Wirral club.

Rovers' initial application on behalf of the Jamaican international defender was turned down.

But after an appeal to Work Permit UK, Goodison was granted a one-year permit to play his fourth season at Prenton Park.

Manager Ronnie Moore believes Goodison, adept in the centre-back and left-back positions, can be a valuable asset in the forthcoming League One campaign.

The 33-year-old Jamaican captain made more than 100 League and Cup appearances for Tranmere under previous manager Brian Little between February 2004 and the end of last season.

Moore is still looking for a right-sided central defender to round off his squad building for the forthcoming League campaign which begins on August 5.

But the manager sends Tranmere Rovers out into tonight's pre-season friendly at Vauxhall Motors with the message: "Look to your wings"

Moore intends to establish a pattern of play for the forthcoming League One campaign based around a 4-4-2 formation, with wingers a key attacking weapon.

He wants his defenders to develop the habit of looking instinctively to the wide players when they win possession of the ball.

It is a distinct change of tactical emphasis, especially for the players who worked under previous manager Little last season.

Moore says he is keen to see wide men Kevin Ellison, Chris Shuker and Mike Jones enjoy more of the ball than they did in Tranmere's 2-1 win at Cammell Laird on Tuesday.

Moore said: "The players at the back have got to learn to play to the wings.

"If you are operating with wide men they have to have enough of the ball and that did not happen on Tuesday night.

"If I was a full-back my first ball is going to be into the wings. That is the sort of thing we will be working on in the next couple of weeks." Moore plans to give a run-out to all of his senior players tonight, so expect liberal use of substitutes.

French trialist Chris Gault is lined up for a second game at the heart of the Tranmere defence after playing the full 90 minutes at Vauxhall Motors.